THE MISSING BOYS OF CALEDON: What Happened to Eric Larsfolk & John McCormick Jr.?
On August 24, 1981, Eric Larsfolk, 14, and John McCormick Jr, 15, were last seen driving a field car on the McCormick farm in Caledon, Ont. For the past 40 years, the Larsfolks have tirelessly searched for Eric, while others have fought to keep the truth buried. Podcast coming fall 2021.
MISSING: Audrey Desjardins (1996) - Welland, ON
On October 3, 1996, 42-year-old Audrey Desjardins disappeared after dropping off a friend/co-worker in Welland, Ontario. There has been no sign of Audrey or her 1985 Ford Crown Victoria since.
MISSING: Pamela Harvey (1978) - Sudbury, ON
Pamela Harvey was looking for a new start when she moved to Sudbury, Ontario. When she disappeared in 1978, she left behind a young son and countless questions about how - and why - she vanished.
MISSING: Dana Zelic (1999) - Hamilton, ON
Dana Zelic disappeared sometime in the early morning of August 30, 1999, from her mother's east end Hamilton apartment. She left everything behind. Despite several sightings over the years - and a mysterious phone call - her whereabouts remain unknown.
MISSING: Dean Curtis Mortensen (1992) - Edmonton, AB
Dean Mortensen was a student at the University of Alberta when he vanished after a night out in January of 1992. Aside from his hat—discovered weeks later—no trace of Dean has ever been found.
MISSING: The Disappearance of Diane Bélanger (1982) - Montréal, QC
Diane Belanger was not supposed to disappear. Was it a case of mistaken identity?
MISSING: Clayton Mark Bussiere (1982) - Mission, B.C.
On October 17, 1982, Clayton played a few hands of poker with friends after finishing his shift at Abbotsford Taxi Ltd. When it ended, he left to drive home. Hours later, someone saw a passenger in his vehicle.
MISSING: Landry Ntwari (2017) - Burlington, ON
On his 28th birthday, Landry Ntwari left his home in Burlington, Ontario, and went to the Fallsview Tourist Area of Niagara Falls. For reasons unknown, it was his sixth trip to the city since October.
MISSING: Maria Giovanna Evangelista (1997) - Montréal, QC
On January 27, 1997, 36-year-old Maria Giovanna Evangelista called her mother with some news. She was going to California. Ten days later, she vanished.
MISSING: Loretta Ann Frank (1988) - Whitehorse, Yukon
In 1988, 19-year-old Loretta Frank visited her family in Watson Lake. She said she was unhappy in Whitehorse and wanted to move back to Watson Lake. Concerned about the lack of resources in Watson Lake to treat Lora’s schizophrenia, her family disagreed with the idea.
Lora returned to Whitehorse. Her family never saw her again.
MISSING: The Jack Family - 08/02/1989 - Prince George, B.C.
The offer was too good to be true.
On Tuesday, August 1, 1989, Ronnie Jack left the First Litre Pub in Prince George, British Columbia, feeling hopeful. Someone at the bar that night had offered to help.
The disappearance of the Jack family is the first and only of its kind in Canadian history.
* 2022 UPDATE * MISSING: Jeffrey Dupres - 04/24/80 - Slave Lake, Alberta
In late spring of 1980, Slave Lake was burning.
In one day, the wildfires just outside the small town in Alberta would take the life of a water bomber pilot, the efforts of over 125 RCMP officers, and destroy the innocence of a boy, his family and an entire community.
MISSING: Nancy Liou (1999) - Toronto, ON
Toronto Police are appealing for information about the historic disappearance of 15-year-old Nancy Liou, last seen in 1999, along with that of Richard David Marlow (age 9, 1944), Helga Kaserer (age 13, 1960) and Amber Carrie Potts Jaffary (age 16, 1988).
What Happened to Sylvia Klayh? (1967) - Brereton Lake, Manitoba
On August 13, 1967, 14-year-old Sylvia Linda Klayh was at her family’s cabin in Brereton Lake, Manitoba, with her father and two siblings. Sylvia had spent the morning arguing with her father…
More than 52 years after she disappeared, investigators are treating Sylvia’s case as a homicide.
MISSING: Yohanna Cyr (1978) - Montreal, Quebec
“I am still without any news from you, always in the unknown, always asking myself questions for nearly 40 years,” Liliane Cyr wrote to her daughter in 2018.
“That represents 14,595 days. Where are you? Why have we not found you?”
UNIDENTIFIED: Hamilton John Doe - Found 04/09/07 - Hamilton, ON
On the evening of Saturday, April 7, 2007, a 32-year-old figure skating coach looked outside of her home in Mount Hope, in Hamilton, Ontario, and noticed an odd object “sitting perfectly” at the end of her driveway.
MISSING: Mary Frances Gregory - 02/15/78 - Parry Sound, ON
4,024 km. If you believe the story, that’s how far 19-year-old Mary Frances Gregory was from her home in Parry Sound, Ontario, when she disappeared.
MISSING: Yves Jodouin - 07/02/84 - Ottawa, ON
Yves Jodouin was the third of four children. At 16 years old, he was a budding artist and comic book collector, described by those who knew him as polite and well-liked. At only 4’9”, his already small stature was compounded by his struggles with Anorexia Nervosa.
The Boy Who Disappeared on the Bulkley: Brent Forsyth (1974) - Hazelton, BC
In 1974, Brent Cameron Forsyth was 11 years old when he vanished from the shore of the Bulkley River in Hazelton, British Columbia. In 2016, new information added fuel the 46-year-old-question: where is Brent Forsyth?
UNIDENTIFIED: Carbon Jane Doe - Found in 1995 - Alberta
She was likely last seen alive between 1980 and 1985. She was between 5’0” to 5’4” tall, had multiple dental fillings, and may have had children. She would have suffered from repetitive fevers due to brucellosis, a disease not commonly found in Canada.
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In late spring of 1980, Slave Lake was burning.
In one day, the wildfires just outside the small town in Alberta would take the life of a water bomber pilot, the efforts of over 125 RCMP officers, and destroy the innocence of a boy, his family and an entire community.